The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-03
Dr. Moc,,vnn and Father Hyscinthe.


conclusion a Dr. McGSsss future falls to the ground
"Pere HrAoinRs attitude simply antagonistic 10
higher ecclesiastical methods and powers Dr. hcGLYrrs
grows out Of position he takes which has tho support
and sympathy OF 100000 Other Catholics In ths city
Alone say nothing Of Thousands outsds His hostility
Is the coroary simply OF his stand the apostle Of an
organised body pledged adhere to him whatever may
result HrAcsrHs had the sympnthies and support only
Of religious dissentents to fapai domination He was
foreigner also DR.. McGLrSs thorough 1rishAmer.
loan living and preaching and iaborinf here. repre-.
sentinr . political cause dear 10 the hearts Of
the massca A tho apostle OF new crusade '--uot
against Rome except a. the Fapa hierarchy may DO op
posed to tho sncal ana ssi Political position h. -
sumss-Dr. MooLsEs Il warning primarily for the solu
ton Of great problem, with countless adhsrentA how
to abolish poverty 70 make fcs burden lighter to hs
masses to accomplish equitable or equabs Dc
ribunon Of POSSESSIONS Incidentally, and growing out
Of his position tho land question, he has incurred or
will incur. accommodation.
"when the PapAi AnAthsma was hurled At Psre HrA-
cixTHA the latter was simply an apostats Df. NC
oLYN will still remain the champion Of social party
whose adherence and support are already pledged 70
him. whatever that may entail upon them from Rome
or elsewhere. without pretending TO support Dr.. No
GLvSx or his theories still In tho siKns Of The times
an approaching religious dsaneetion here within the
pas the Church against the Propaganda which prom
iscs to exceed By far and throw into nsRnnoanos the
revolt Of the Old Catholics abroad. and create
sohism neither tho magnitude nor outcome Of which
can yet be imagined. - U. H."
It Is true that 80 far as this country was
concerned. Father HYAcrNTHB was foreign
or, but he was not foreigner in France,
where he made his rebellion against the au-
thortty OF the Church, and where his course
was loudly applauded by the Liberal news
papers. In Paris he was ut least as conspio-
uous figure rs DR.. McGLYNN has been
here. His sermons at Notre Dame on such
subjects as Society" Education" Tho
Family" and "The Church." had gained for
him fame, not only In Paris, but throughout
Europe and America, and, though their lib
eralism excited Catholic opposition, 1t also
gratified very considerable. II not largo
party in the Church, 30 that Father HYA-
C1NrHR doubtless felt that his individual in
fluence was strong enough to enable him to
stand alone.
We did not undertake to draw parallel
between him and DR.. McGIYNN, but simply
to indlcate certain points Of resemblance.
and these still seem to US to be striking. It
will be remembered that Father HYAo1NTHE
got into trouble with the Superior Of the
Barefooted Carmelites, OF which order he was
o monk, by expressing social and political
opinions outside Of the pulpit In 1858 he
wrote letter to q political club which. In the
language Of the Superior, contained senti-
ments Gin favor Of a party having little
wisdom, and in opposition to the sentiments
of the Holy Father. the episcopacy. and the
clergy in general" But he refused to heed
the warning OF his Superior, mot to identify
yourself with questions in dispute among
Catholics, and on which all are not agreed"
In 1869 he made platform speech at q meet
ing of the Peace Congress at Paris. which
brought out an order forbidding him In
future ito print any letter or speech. to
speak In public or elsewhere than in the
churches, to be present In the Chambers, or
take part In the Peace League or any other
meeting the object Of which Is not exclu-
stvely Catholic and religious"
Though not prohibited from preaching,
Father HYAo1NTHE replied to the letter Of the
Superior that he "could not reascend the
pulpit OF Notre Dame," and that he with
drew from the monastery he lived In be-
cause 1t was changed for one into prison
Of the soul" In this reply occurred these
words, and they bear a very striking resem-
blanoe to utteranoes Of DR.. McGLYNN:
~ protest against the olv0rCop ~ lmptoue -
sensate sought to b eoeed between the Church which
our Eternal Mother and the society Of the nineteenth
century, Of which the temporal children, and
toward which We have also duties and regards. .
IL my most profound conviction that II France in
particular and the Latin In general given up
to social moral and religious anarchy, the principal
cause undoubtedly 10 not Catholicism ITSELF but the
ner which Catholicism has for long time been under
stood and practsed."
That is, Father HYAcINTHE. like DR.. Mo
GLYNN, found fault with Catholicism as ac-
did not accord with social theories Of his
own, and like him, he declared that the order
Of his Superior was q command ITO speak q
language, or maintain silence which would
no longer be the full and faithful expression
Of my conscience The saints" he said, fur
Their, "never kept silence. am not one OF
them; but, nevertheless, I am Of their race
.flj suncto,Sun sunus-and have always
longed to leave my footsteps my tears, and,
II need be. my blood, In the traces where
they have left theirs" Does not that sound
like the very voice Of DR.. MoGLYNN starting
forth to preach his "new crusade ?"
The Superior thereupon ordered Father
HYAc1NTHE back to his monastery within
ten days under pain Of being deprived Of :" all
the charges you hold In the Order OF Bare
footed Carmelites;;" but the order was dis
obeyed. He was subsequently excommuni-
Gated and sank into insignifcance.
DR.. MCGLYNN will not be communicated
for preaching his land theory. as our corre-
spondent assumes, but because Of his rebel
lion against authority, to which he has added
language regarding the Pope and the Propa-
ganda which can scarcely be called anything
else than insulting. He will go from the
Church because. with evident intention. he
has made the necessity for his excommuni-
cation absolute. Whether he can succeed In
creating such Catholic schism as our cor
respondent predicts. or drops into the pres
emit insignificance Of Father HYAcINTHR
time alone can determine.
Tho Prejudice Against the Jews.
The prejudice against Jews which Is now
so strikingly manifested at the summer
wateripp places Is Very temperately dis